This was another sad place to visit and to learn even more about the horrfic way people were treated.

Pol Pot's secret prison, codenamed "S-21" during his genocidal rule (1975-79). Between 1-2 million Cambodians and thousands of foreigners were starved to death, tortured, or killed, during this reign of terror.

When the Vietnamese Army invaded in 1979 the S-21 prison staff fled, leaving behind thousands of written and photographic records. Altogether more than 6,000 photographs were left, the majority, however, have been lost or destroyed.

Former prison staff say as many as 30,000 prisoners were held at S-21 before the Khmer Rouge leadership was forced to flee, in the first days of 1979.Read more

Tual Sleng also called S21 was the secret center of a network of nearly 200 prisons where people were tortured by the Khmer Rouge regime. It used to be a school which Pol Pot's tyranny transformed into a prison.

Between 12 and 2000 people were imprisoned here. There are only twelve confirmed survivors, if you listen to their stories your heart will break into pieces.

The torture rooms, the images of the violence and history of this place is was moving. What upset me the most was the expressions of the prisoners,they are completely dehumanized without any hope. Tue cruelty of mankind is beyond belief. It was with a heavy heart that I left.

It was really creepy how many people wrote in the visitors book about Trump, and how we should watch America. Some idiot even wrote it on the wall there in the prison...where there is a clear sign that says only write on paper. Needless to say the world is concerned about his leadership.

On the bright side I really do think that its wonderful that a country is so open about the genocide and actually teach their children so history won't repeat itself.

Today was an very hard day but was something I'm definitely glad to have done. We met our tuk tuk at 9 and he brought us just outside the main city of Phnom Penh to the Tuol Sleng genocide museum which is better known as The Killing Fields . We had an audio guide and a map to follow to go around the outdoor museum. The voice on the audio guide was a man who had survived the killing fields.

Tuol Sleng was one of many "killing fields" that were used to murder "enemies" of Pol Pot's communist state during the Khmer Rouge Regime . Reasons for being an enemy of the Khmer Rouge included being an intellectual eg a doctor (sorry Grandpa), wearing glasses (sorry mum) or having soft hands. If a man or women was brought to the Killing Fields the rest of their family would be brought too, to prevent them trying to get revenge in the future. Cambodia was very poor after the Vietnamese war and bullets were expensive . Due to this the victims were not shot but were instead beaten with various weapons and then placed in large unmarked graves. Over 3 million out of 8 million Cambodians were killed during the Khmer Rouge reign.

It was horrific to see the site of such tragedy but the site has been made into an incredibly peaceful tranquil place with lots of trees and flowers that attract butterfles and birds, giving it a very peaceful feel. During the late 1980s the site was excavated and the bones were categorised by age, gender and cause of death. They are now stored in a large mausoleum with flowers and incense burning outside.Read more

We decided not to go to the "killing fields" but to pay our respects at this museum. It was known as S21 and is housed in the building used to torture and kill thousands of innocent victims. Please feel free to skip this bit. It is truly awful.